1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1986 Big East Tournament winner; As of March 31, 1986; Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
1985–86 record	12–16 (3–13 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (9th year)
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; Hartford Civic Center
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The 1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1985–86 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 12–16 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3–13 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by ninth-year head coach Dom Perno.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/26/1985*	Yale	W 80–76	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
11/30/1985*	Saint Peter's	W 53–40	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/4/1985*	at Massachusetts	W 78–70	3–0	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
12/7/1985*	Boston University	W 89–76	4–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/10/1985*	at Fairfield	W 74–72	5–0	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
12/14/1985*	at Rhode Island	W 55–42	6–0	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
12/21/1985*	Minnesota	W 70–69	7–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/27/1985*	St. Francis (NY) Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 84–61	8–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/1985*	Northeastern Connecticut Mutual Classic	L 73–90	8–1	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/4/1986	at Boston College	L 60–61	8–2 (0–1)	Roberts Center Boston
1/8/1986	at Georgetown Rivalry	L 66–70	8–3 (0–2)	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
1/11/1986	Boston College	W 80–69	9–3 (1–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/13/1986	Villanova	L 59–68	9–4 (1–3)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/18/1986	St. John's	L 60–61	9–5 (1–4)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1986	Seton Hall	W 82–70	10–5 (2–4)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/25/1986	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 67–80	10–6 (2–5)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
1/29/1986*	Central Connecticut	W 86–69	11–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/5/1986	Georgetown Rivalry	L 63–80	11–7 (2–6)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
2/9/1986	at Villanova	L 53–59	11–8 (2–7)	Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/11/1986	Pittsburgh	W 77–73	12–8 (3–7)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/13/1986*	at Holy Cross	L 70–73	12–9	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
2/15/1986	at St. John's	L 54–74	12–10 (3–8)	Carnesecca Arena New York City
2/18/1986	at Seton Hall	L 62–65	12–11 (3–9)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
2/22/1986	Providence	L 67–74	12–12 (3–10)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
2/24/1986	at Pittsburgh	L 51–79	12–13 (3–11)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2/26/1986	at Providence	L 66–69	12–14 (3–12)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
3/1/1986	Syracuse Rivalry	L 68–75	12–15 (3–13)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Big East Tournament
3/5/1986	vs. Seton Hall First Round	L 66–76	12–16	Madison Square Garden New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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v t e Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 St. John's †	14	–	2	.875	31	–	5	.861
#9 Syracuse	14	–	2	.875	26	–	6	.813
#13 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Villanova	10	–	6	.625	23	–	14	.622
Providence	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	13	–	15	.464
Connecticut	3	–	13	.188	12	–	16	.429
Seton Hall	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438

† 1986 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 1986^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll